The Tool That Makes Solo Finishing Easier—Even on Large Surfaces #woodworking #tools #hacks

Here we show how one person can finish a full-size tabletop easily using the Boggs Finishing Wand. This is the third coat of wipe on Minwax poly on this top. With highly figured wood, pouring finish on the first coat can leave darker patterns as it soaks in unevenly. By the second and third coats, keeping the surface very wet gives you more control and a cleaner, more even result. We’ve seen a few comments about the finish flowing off the end of the tabletop, on some of our channels, and we genuinely appreciate people taking the time to share what they’re noticing. Feedback like this helps us understand how what we share is being perceived, so thank you for chiming in. While this isn’t the neatest-looking application, it’s a good opportunity to talk about where “waste” exists in any finishing process. When spraying, atomized finish disappears into the air and the booth—that loss is simply accepted. With catalyzed finishes, material left in the pot is part of the deal. When ragging on oil finishes, whatever stays in the rag and gets tossed is rarely questioned. What we’ve found with this process is that we actually use less finish overall, even when some excess runs off the end. In this video, the wood had absorbed an astonishing amount of finish in the first two coats. When that happens, the real risk is running dry and ending up with uneven saturation and blotching. On the third coat shown here, Jack intentionally erred on the side of excess to fully flood the pores, making it easier to manage a clean, even surface. Going forward, we’ll likely continue to err this way. After decades at the bench, one lesson that keeps repeating itself is that a perfect coat is much easier to achieve when you’re not fighting a surface that’s drinking faster than you can apply. We’re not sharing this to make excuses, but to be transparent. This is a process we’re still refining and sharing openly, and we want others to understand why it works. The big takeaway from the last few heavily figured tabletops is simple: flood the surface until the wood slows down its drinking. Keep watching, keep learning with us, and please keep sharing your thoughts. Designed for one-person - professional shops.#BoggsBench #BoggsBenchTools #BrianBoggs #furniturefinishing #smallshopwoodworking #makerprocess #craftsmanship #woodgrain